1. e4 d6 2. h3 {Pointless. If you are being offered a full pawn centre, just take it.} 2... Nf6 3. Qf3 {Defending a pawn with a Queen...I&#039;d rather sac the pawn than do that.} 3... Nbd7 {Aiming for Ne5. If 3...Nc6 then 5.Bb4.} 4. d4 {Why not play that on move 2.} 4... e5 {Usually Black has to prepare this, here it is the most obvious move.} 5. d5 c6 6. Nc3 Qc7 {A bit too early to find a suitable place for the Queen. Be7 and 0-0 was a plan.} 7. Bg5 {This allows a trick. How about 7...g4 to try and unsettle Black.} 7... Be7 8. dxc6 {Black was threatening to win a central pawn with 8...Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Nxe7.} 8... bxc6 9. h4 {Having seen one trick based on the undefended Bishop, White protects it.} 9... h6 {No need for that, it drives the Bishop to a better square.} 10. Be3 {If he was worried about the Bishop then this is what he should have played instead 9.h4.} 10... Rb8 {Black is back on track developing with tempo.} 11. b3 {The c3 Knight is now unprotected. The alternatives, Rb1, 0-0-0 or Bc1 look just as dismal.} 11... Nf8 {I&#039;ll let Black off with that. It has Bg4 ideas and Knight has a future with Ne6 and Nd5.} 12. Qd1 {To thwart Bg4, but the c8 Bishop has another role in this game.} 12... d5 {With the piece winning threat of d5-d4.} 13. exd5 cxd5 {The trick shot are appearing. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Qc3+ and Qxa1.} 14. Na4 {To avoid the pawn fork on d4.} 14... Ne6 {The Knight comes back into the game aiming at some juicy looking central squares.} 15. Nf3 {This Knight finally gets into play. The Queen had been sitting on f3 for 10 moves.} 15... d4 16. Bd2 {16.Bc1 avoids what happens but I do not think it would have saved the game.} 16... e4 17. Nh2 {There is not much else to recommend here.} 17... e3 {Black smells blood and pushes on.} 18. fxe3 Qg3+ {Always instructive to see a pointless h3 (weakens g3) getting punished.} 19. Ke2 Ba6+ 20. c4 dxc3 {An en passant checkmate.}